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Job Description

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,220.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 391,120 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Machinists”.

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Tasks for “Tool and Die Machinist”

Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.

Related Technology & Tools

Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
Binocular light compound microscopes
Power drills
Boring tools
Parallel blocks
Ball peen hammers
Horizontal mills
Milling machines
Shapers
Desktop computers
Horizontal boring bars
Punches
Resurfacing machines
Hand clamps
Feeler gauges
Aviation snips
Inside micrometers
Single-cut mill saw files
Vertical turret lathes VTL
Brake presses
Crankshaft grinders
Square chisels
Full face shields
Flywheel lathes
Vernier height gauges
Pry bars
Sharpening equipment
Buffers
Sine bars
Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Welding lenses
Height gauges
Channel lock pliers
Center drills
Hydraulic presses
Sandblasters
Planers
Steel rules
Knee mills
Grinding wheel arbors
Breaker lathes
Shims
Milling vises
Beverly shears
Adjustable wrenches
Hacksaws
Pillar drill machines
Outside micrometers
Composition hammers
Welding shields
Chippers
Radial drill presses
Tube benders
Half-round files
Hermaphrodite calipers
Ring gauges
Wedges
Socket wrench sets
Platforms
Vernier calipers
Arbor presses
Rubber mallets
Pipe wrenches
Side cutting pliers
Ratchet sets
Inside spring calipers
Thread gauges
Portable welding equipment
Combination drills
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Calipers
Vernier gear tooth calipers
Power hacksaws
Phillips head screwdrivers
Cylinder honers
Steel wedges
Threading machines
Turret lathes
Machinists' hammers
Grinders
Horizontal lathes
Prick punches
Magnetic retrievers
Cylindrical grinders
Broachers
Metal cutting taps
Workshop cranes
Lathes
Planer gauges
Metal spray equipment
Spirit levels
Milling angle form cutters
Flat files
Combination pliers
Cold chisels
Cutoff saws
Surface gauges
Screw pitch gauges
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Telescoping gauges
Micrometers
Pipe threaders
Dial indicators
V blocks
Turning lathes
Needlenose pliers
Shielded arc welding tools
Jointers
Sensitive drill presses
Personal digital assistants PDA
Gauges
Staging equipment
Forklifts
Soldering equipment
Shears
Vertical milling machines
Sledgehammers
Valve grinding machines
Reamers
Edge finders
Ladders
Anvils
Combination wrenches
Screwdrivers
Drum lathes
Dial calipers
Scribers
Vernier bevel protractors
Surface grinding machines
Radius gauges
Radial drills
Brass hammers
Heat-treating equipment
Torches
Outside spring calipers
Boring bars
Undercut tools
Tongs
Plasma welders
Brazing equipment
Hex wrenches
Engine lathes
Chamfer tools
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Laser printers
3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Marking blocks
Cold saws
Metal shears
Power sanders
Hand saws
Centrifugal spin casters
Machinists' squares
Utility knives
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Bandsaws
Spindle blade screwdrivers
Machine shop rigging equipment
Grinding dogs
Swaging tools
Deburring tools
Handheld welders
Angle plates
Hex keys
Chucks
Personal computers
Putty knives
Angled feeler gauges

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Armchair Machinist software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Computer aided design CAD software
ERP software
Microsoft Excel
CCG Systems FASTER
Kentech Trig Kalculator
EditCNC
CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
CNC Mastercam
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
Microsoft Outlook
JETCAM
Kentech Kipware Studio